Light the fire, make the cocoa and get ready for a VeggieTales Christmas marathon! Big Idea Entertainment, a leading studio and producer of children's and family programming, characters and brands, announced today they will release all of their VeggieTales^® Christmas titles as part of a DVD box set, VeggieTales: The Ultimate Christmas Collection, on September 29 and October 2, 2012 in Christian and general market stores respectively.

For the first time ever, the VeggieTales holiday classics will be packaged together in VeggieTales: The Ultimate Christmas Collection, providing close to four hours of entertainment for families! DVD titles included in this special collection are The Toy That Saved Christmas, The Star of Christmas, Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving, It's a Meaningful Life, The Little Drummer Boy and VeggieTales: Sing-along Christmas Songs. As a bonus, VeggieTales:25 Favorite Christmas Songs! CD will also be part of the three-disc box set.

"We are delighted to bring the entire collection of top-selling VeggieTales Christmas favorites together for the first time in a special collector's pack," said Greg Fritz, SVP Sales & Marketing of Big Idea Entertainment. "We think VeggieTales: The Ultimate ChristmasCollection will help families celebrate the season and get into the holiday spirit as they watch shows that teach lessons on the true meaning of Christmas, joyful giving, being content, and how to love and forgive."

VeggieTales: The Ultimate Christmas Collection will be supported by national print, online and radio advertising, as well as through social media promotions on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest and YouTube.

About VeggieTales: The Ultimate Christmas Collection

This set contains VeggieTales' entire Christmas collection. Now your family can enjoy classic holiday shows The Toy That Saved Christmas-a lesson in giving; The Star of Christmas-a lesson in how to love; Saint Nicholas-a story in joyful giving; It's a Meaningful Life-a lesson in being content; and The Little Drummer Boy-a story about hope, love and forgiveness. Also included in the collection is the VeggieTales: Christmas Sing-along Songs DVD and 25 Favorite Christmas Songs! CD.

Not Rated-Three Hours and 45 Minutes-Color-5.1 Surround Sound-English & Spanish Subtitles Close-Captioned

Full Screen & Widescreen Versions

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About Big Idea Entertainment

Big Idea Entertainment is celebrating 20 years as a leading studio and producer of children's and family programming, characters and brands. Big Idea's best-selling series VeggieTales^® is a one of the most recognized brands in the US with moms of pre-schoolers*.  Since 1993, VeggieTales^® has sold 60+ million videos, 13 million books and more than 7 million CDs.  VeggieTales^® and Big Idea's property, 3-2-1 Penguins!^®,enjoyed four seasons as top-rated series on NBC Saturday mornings, Telemundo and ION TV.  The studio's two theatrical releases, Lionsgate's Jonah-A VeggieTales Movie^® (2002), and Universal Pictures' The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything^®-A VeggieTales Movie^® (2008), are distinguished among the most successful faith-based films of all time. Big Idea also maintains an extensive presence in publishing, licensing and live entertainment arenas. For more information on Big Idea, visit: www.VeggieTales.com.

*Spring 2012 Q-Score